The eviction order noted a payment of $6,000 had allowed the restaurant to remain open in December.

Phone messages were left Wednesday with attorneys for both the defendant and the plaintiff.

Brighton BB President Samir Saleh could not be reached for comment.

Other Big Boy locations in Livingston County include 2222 E. Grand River Ave., east of Howell in Genoa Township, and 10587 W. M-59 in Hartland Township. A Big Boy restaurant in Fowlerville closed in 2008.